The annual salary statistics of chemists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $47,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $75,740 | -2.05% | 25.43% |
| 2021 | $77,290 | 8.36% | - |
| 2020 | $70,830 | 2.89% | - |
| 2019 | $68,780 | -4.70% | - |
| 2018 | $72,010 | -24.16% | - |
| 2017 | $89,410 | -4.06% | - |
| 2016 | $93,040 | 12.25% | - |
| 2015 | $81,640 | 3.32% | - |
| 2014 | $78,930 | 18.05% | - |
| 2013 | $64,680 | 12.68% | - |
| 2012 | $56,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,740 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 30.6 percent (30.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 43.4 percent (43.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.